Biography: life and films
Ralph Richardson was an English actor. He was born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England on 19th December 1902 and died in Marylebone, London, England on 10th October 1983, aged 80.His best films as an actor include Zoltan Korda's The Four Feathers (1939), Carol Reed's thriller The Fallen Idol (1948), Laurence Olivier's Richard III (1955), Sidney Lumet's Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) and Lindsay Anderson's O Lucky Man! (1973).
Ralph Richardson appeared in 57 films and directed 1 film.
He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Carol Reed (3 films), Victor Saville (2), Tim Whelan (2), David Lean (2) and Basil Dearden (2).
His most frequent genres include: drama (32 films), War (13), comedy (9), romance (8), Thriller (8), Fantasy (7), history (6), comedy-drama (6), comedy-romance (3), Horror (3) and comedy-thriller (2).
Our average rating for Ralph Richardson over all films is: 3.2
Filmography
Key: a = actor; d = director
Friday the Thirteenth (1933) [a]
The Ghoul (1933) [a]
Java Head (1934) [a]
The King of Paris (1934) [a]
The Return of Bulldog Drummond (1934) [a]
Bulldog Jack (1935) [a]
The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) [a]
Thunder in the City (1937) [a]
South Riding (1938) [a]
The Citadel (1938) [a]
The Divorce of Lady X (1938) [a]
On the Night of the Fire (1939) [a]
Q Planes (1939) [a]
The Lion Has Wings (1939) [a]
The Day Will Dawn (1942) [a]
School for Secrets (1946) [a]
Home at Seven (1952) [a,d]
Outcast of the Islands (1952) [a]
The Holly and the Ivy (1952) [a]
Smiley (1956) [a]
The Passionate Stranger (1957) [a]
Exodus (1960) [a]
Oscar Wilde (1960) [a]
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962) [a]
The 300 Spartans (1962) [a]
Woman of Straw (1964) [a]
Campanadas a medianoche (1965) [a]
Chimes at Midnight (Falstaff) (1965) [a]
Khartoum (1966) [a]
Midas Run (1969) [a]
The Bed Sitting Room (1969) [a]
The Looking Glass War (1969) [a]
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971) [a]
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) [a]
Eagle in a Cage (1972) [a]
Lady Caroline Lamb (1972) [a]
Tales from the Crypt (1972) [a]
O Lucky Man! (1973) [a]
Rollerball (1975) [a]
Watership Down (1978) [a]
Dragonslayer (1981) [a]
Time Bandits (1981) [a]
Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984) [a]
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) [a]
Invitation to the Wedding (1985) [a]
The very best of the French New Wave
The silent era of French cinema
The best of American film noir
